Thousands raised at benefit supporting family of a 14-year-old Mentor HS wrestler who died this month

MENTOR, Ohio — It's never easy losing a loved one, but when you have the support of a community, it lessens the pain.

On Wednesday, the McGee family felt the strength and power of having hundreds of people in their corner as a fundraiser drew a large crowd. Mentor community mourns death of high school wrestler

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14-year-old Lucas McGee passed away earlier this month after collapsing during a wrestling conditioning exercise two weeks prior.

"The doctors have told us that they can't answer what caused it, but it was a sudden cardiac arrest," McGee's dad, Dave, told me last week. "The EMTs were on scene within a couple of minutes and CPR was started, from what I understand, immediately by the cross country coach."

Dave said